Bos sheds salary & go under the tax for next year. Bos also gets a young front court player whom is highly needed this year for this ball club.

Mem stays under salary while acquiring a contract player they could actually use to trade later. Mem trades a player they have no use for this year as they are overloaded at the front court. Mem also gets a draft pick (Bos 1st or 2nd rounder). Mem also gets cash for being such great trading partners

Why would Memphis want an undersized PF who gets paid $6 million a year over a PF with potential on a rookie contract?

This trade sin't for Memphis to acquire a player in Bass but to help us acquire a player we could use that they have no need for. I just read that Coach Lionel plans out using only a 8 man rotaion that Ed Davis may not be included in. If so he'll have to fight to get minutes with Pondexter.

Memphis does this trade to help us now which helps them later.

Bos: Trade = Young Big With potential. Good prospect for K.G. to work with.